Rail & Transit Lead- Texas
GHD

Job Info

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Job Description

Bring your curiosity and determination to make a positive impact on the future of transportation, and we'll help you go all the way.

Based in Dallas, TX, GHD currently has an opportunity for a Rail & Transit Lead to help lead and grow our Rail and Transit team in the Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston and Austin metropolitan areas.

As the Rail & Transit Lead, you will support our rail transit leadership team and oversee transportation and related rail and transit pursuits and projects across the State of Texas. The position will include support of business development, providing client relationship management, and leading a diversified portfolio of projects and project types, as required. The position may include limited staff management.

Our ideal candidate has strong leadership, business development, project management, and rail transit engineering skills. Established client relationships and a consistent record with developing new business opportunities is required. We are seeking self-motivated and active networkers who value building credible relationships with clients and the community.

Join our team of globally connected specialists to help solve complex transportation challenges and experience groundbreaking projects from idea to delivery, and beyond.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain a forward-looking perspective on market trends and industry developments as they change, through participation in industry groups (e.g. APTA, WTS, etc.), reviewing advancements and monitoring other projects and processes and client activity
• Serve as the capture manager for key client pursuits
• Build GHD client relationships through industry knowledge and experience
• Work collaboratively and seamlessly with other GHD business groups within the US West and MidCon regions (e.g. transportation, environmental and future energy), consulting engineering firms and contractors to win and complete work and service commitments.
• Seek out internal resources wherever they may be to provide efficient project delivery and excellent client satisfaction. This will include active participation in GHD's Rail & Transit service line which includes GHD team members in Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, Middle East and the U.S.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in civil engineering.
• Minimum of fifteen (15) years of experience in the rail & transit industry with a demonstrated history of progressively more responsibility.
• Minimum of ten (10) years of project management experience on light rail and/or commuter rail final design projects.
• Licensed as a Professional Engineer (PE) in the State of Texas with licensure in the State of California a plus.

Our vision is to ensure energy, water and urbanization are made sustainable for generations to come. You can lead the way into a new future for our industry, inspiring the next generation of driven and committed people in the process.

GHD is an equal opportunity employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants without regard to race, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status or veteran status.

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About Us

Take on some of the world's toughest challenges - with GHD supporting you every step of the way.
We'll give you control over your career, empower you to find innovative solutions and help you create a lasting impact.

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Our Pledge to You
At GHD, we don't just believe in the power of commitment, we live and breathe it every day.

That's why we pledge to empower our people to make a positive impact. Combining our deep technical expertise with the capabilities of our clients and partners, we respond to some of the most complex challenges facing our planet today.

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Who we are
GHD is a global professional services company that leads through engineering, architecture, and construction expertise. We are an employee-owned company with over 11,000 diverse and skilled individuals, across more than 200 offices spanning five continents.
The Power of Commitment is our brand promise. It's what makes us different. We are bound to our stated vision and determination to address humanity's most urgent needs: to make water, energy and urbanisation sustainable for generations to come.

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